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Toshiba NB100-12H – 3G HSPDA Netbook

By admin • Mar 19th, 2009 • Category: Netbook News

Toshiba is adding a range of new laptops to its current selection just in time for spring. The NB100-12H is a new addition to their netbook series.
The Intel Atom N270 CPU included is one of the most popular processors around at the moment. To make sure it is taken seriously, the Toshiba NB100-12H also includes [...]



Asus EEE PC 1008HA Netbook – Super slim mac air like netbook

By admin • Mar 19th, 2009 • Category: Netbook News

SUS’s Macbook Air-alike, the EEE 1008 netbook, has been announced. As expected, the Eee PC 1008HA’s 10.2-inch screen features a 1024 x 600 pixel resolution, which is fairly standard for a netbook. Processing power comes from an Intel Atom N280 chip, backed by 1024MB of memory. Storage space comes from a capacious 160GB hard drive, [...]



Dell Adamo 9 Netbook on the way?

By admin • Mar 18th, 2009 • Category: Netbook News

A smaller version of Dell’s swish Adamo designer laptop could be in the works, according to one of the firm’s own support documents.
Adamo was officially launched yesterday as a 13.4in laptop, but a screen grab of what’s said to be a Dell support utility for the PC giant’s Wireless 5530 card has since emerged that [...]



HD Netbooks – High Def 1080p netbooks on the way with VIA

By admin • Mar 13th, 2009 • Category: Netbook News

IA, competitor to Intel in the world of processors, has announced that its new VX855 will bring true 1080p HD video playback to netbooks and other compact, power-efficient devices.
The device’s integrated graphics processor is claimed to provide “smooth playback of high bitrate 1080p HD video.” Via claims full support for Microsoft’s VMR (video mixing [...]



Google Netbook? A netbook featuring Android

By admin • Mar 9th, 2009 • Category: Netbook News

The rumors are flying fast and furiously. Asus is said to be working on an inexpensive netbook running Google’s Android software for smart phones.
Other manufacturers are believed to be dipping their toes in the same water.
Well, Google came as close as possible to verifying the computing industry’s nascent love affair with Android on Wednesday at [...]



New MEDION AKOYA E1210 – Aldi Netbook

By admin • Mar 3rd, 2009 • Category: Netbook News

A while back, we reviewed the Medion Akoya E1210 netbook and, since its based on the MSI Wind, its a very good netbook. Aldi, the discount retailer, have announced a revised specification for the E1210 netbook that is going on sale on Thursday 5th March. The netbook has been upgraded and [...]



LG X120 Netbook revealed

By admin • Feb 17th, 2009 • Category: Netbook News

LG has announced the launch of a new 3G netbook, the LG-X120 with a 10-inch backlit display.
Claiming that “easy connectivity” is the LG-X120’s strongest asset the netbook offers 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi as well as HSPA connectivity.
Offering an Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor the X120 has a 160GB hard drive, 1GB RAM and runs [...]



Windows 7 Netbook Edition

By admin • Feb 7th, 2009 • Category: Netbook News

Microsoft is set to  break the Linux grip on the netbook market by making the new Starter edition of Windows 7 much cheaper than XP Home Premium.
The company announced there will be six versions of Windows 7 earlier this week, although only five of those will be available in the UK.
Starter edition is the company’s [...]



New Atom Processor = High Def Netbooks

By admin • Feb 7th, 2009 • Category: Netbook News

Intel has confirmed that it’s shipping its new N280 Atom processor to PC makers, marking the dawn of netbooks capable of playing HD video.
The N280 is a single-core Atom running at 1.66GHz and is intended to replace the current 1.6GHz Atom N270.
Though the speed boost may sound negligible, the real improvement lies in the [...]



Samsung NC20 Netbook now available

By admin • Feb 7th, 2009 • Category: Netbook News

You can finally get your hands on Samsung’s second-generation netbook, the NC20. The notable features here are the 1.3Ghz Via Nano processor, rather than the usual Intel Atom netbook processor and a slightly larger 12-inch screen – its less of a netbook more of a mini laptop if you ask us.
Aside from that, there’s [...]



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